Turn your ceiling into a focal point with these knockout ideas!
What’s notoriously kept as is in a home? The plain white plasterboard ceiling! Often left alone or overlooked in the design process, the overhead surfaces may have not much to offer at first glance but they can be worked and transformed into the home’s focal point!
In fact, that’s what these daring homeowners did – they took the blank feature and converted it into a visual standout! Who knows, you may just be inspired in turn!
Decorate your ceiling with laminates, paneling, and more
Why only dress up your walls when you can also do so with your ceiling? Whatever your chosen home aesthetic is, it’s a great way to add more oomph to your space – and you’ve got a whole lot of options to choose from, as you’ll see below!
Wooden veneers:
‘Exposed’ beams:
Suspended beams:
Slim paneling:
Mashrabiya panels:
Get creative with the shape of your false ceiling
Instead of the usual straight-edged L-box or flat false ceiling, why not play around with different shapes and edges for your own home? if done well, it’ll not only create an interesting look, but also add movement and texture to the space!
False ceiling with curved edges:
Futuristic false ceiling with neon cove lighting:
3D false ceiling:
Let your ceiling demarcate spaces using paint, lighting, and more
Ceilings don’t just have to look pretty – they can be used to demarcate spaces as well. Rather than using your regular dividers (which will take up precious floor space), you can visually distinguish different spaces using paint, lighting, and more.
Paint:
Strip lighting:
Curved false ceiling and cove lighting:
Fluted panels:
Now that you've gathered some design inspiration for your ceilings, why not talk to our professionals and start planning out your renovation?
This article was first published on 2 Apr 2019 and last updated on 10 Feb 2023.
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